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why joe biden? >> well, i think that there's something about joe biden and our coverage of him that people recognize. he's one of these very comfortable in his own skin. he's a major american figure and that's why we felt this book was important. that's why we asked the vice president to write this book for us. and he made the book, sort of a summary of his major life accomplishments and his career accomplishments, including the first beer he ever drank, his sexual education at the hands of his high school principal, the time he took drugs in a new mexico december cert and met god. we wanted the book to be a well-rounded portrait of who he is and i think that's the book he turned in to us. >> i want to remind some of our viewers, some of the fun that you've poked at joe biden over the years. clearly a lot of material to work with. here's one of the headlines. "biden says, life better than it was four years ago but nothing can change summer of '87." "joe biden hitchhikes to democratic national conven
why joe biden? >> well, i think that there's something about joe biden and our coverage of him that people recognize. he's one of these very comfortable in his own skin. he's a major american figure and that's why we felt this book was important. that's why we asked the vice president to write this book for us. and he made the book, sort of a summary of his major life accomplishments and his career accomplishments, including the first beer he ever drank, his sexual education at the hands...
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joe biden's the person who cuts the deals on capitol hill. it was interesting to me that he said they changed. he was clearly referring to the fact that they've moved off the fight on the debt ceiling a few months. he believes he can deal with them and, as you heard, get some kind of grand bargain. i need to be convinced of that, wolf. >> part two of your interview coming up later. >> he tells us, how does he know when the president is mad at him. >> interesting to see that. thank you. good work. >>> in a moment, the latest on the breaking news we've been following a shooting at a community college in houston, texas. there's going to be a news conference from the sheriff there. we'll update you with what is going on. humans. even when we cross our t's and dot our i's, we still run into problems. namely, other humans. at liberty mutual insurance, we understand. that's why our auto policies come with accident forgiveness if you qualify, where your rates won't go up due to your first accident, and new car replacement, where, if you total your ne
joe biden's the person who cuts the deals on capitol hill. it was interesting to me that he said they changed. he was clearly referring to the fact that they've moved off the fight on the debt ceiling a few months. he believes he can deal with them and, as you heard, get some kind of grand bargain. i need to be convinced of that, wolf. >> part two of your interview coming up later. >> he tells us, how does he know when the president is mad at him. >> interesting to see that....
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>> reporter: right now, joe biden. the vice president is headed to china next week to sit down and talk to them. but this is all happening in the middle of war games between the u.s. and japan in the region, and escalating tensions here at the pentagon, what u.s. officials, the line they are trying to push is that they routinely fly through this international air space, that these are reconnaissance flights, nothing unusual they say. they're not trying to poke china in the eye, they are not trying to escalate tensions. but the question now is can china keep this up. has china overplayed its hand. does it have the midair refueling capability to keep sending its fighters into the air. does it have the radar coverage to keep looking for these planes. what if the u.s., japan and south korea just keep sending larger and larger numbers of planes into this zone? what are the chinese going to do about it, are we headed to an incident of potential miscalculation? nobody thinks there's going to be a shooting war. no one is talki
>> reporter: right now, joe biden. the vice president is headed to china next week to sit down and talk to them. but this is all happening in the middle of war games between the u.s. and japan in the region, and escalating tensions here at the pentagon, what u.s. officials, the line they are trying to push is that they routinely fly through this international air space, that these are reconnaissance flights, nothing unusual they say. they're not trying to poke china in the eye, they are...
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then you have the question of joe biden. joe biden, you know, did a couple of deals. it's the senate democrats led by harry reid who feel like he sold them up the river on those deals on the fiscal cliff and the debt ceiling in 2011. so joe biden is not the one leading this charge. >> is that relationship between harry reid, the democratic leader, majority leader in the senate and joe biden that poisonous right now? >> their personal relationship is okay. forgive me, this is a testosterone test, if you will. harry reid is the leader of the senate, and he felt he was sold out, that joe biden came in and did his job. >> when he negotiated with mitch mcconnell. >> and the administration gave up too much in the view of some democrats in those negotiations. so harry reid's point is i'm the point person in the united states senate, respect my job, mr. president. i have had your back in a lot of fights. don't go around me or behind me. the problem is with zero trust, the president is betting that john boehner gets to the point where he sees the republicans getting most of th
then you have the question of joe biden. joe biden, you know, did a couple of deals. it's the senate democrats led by harry reid who feel like he sold them up the river on those deals on the fiscal cliff and the debt ceiling in 2011. so joe biden is not the one leading this charge. >> is that relationship between harry reid, the democratic leader, majority leader in the senate and joe biden that poisonous right now? >> their personal relationship is okay. forgive me, this is a...
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but maybe most importantly, if vice president, joe biden. >> yeah, joe biden is a very close friend of chuck hagel's. they served together in the senate, as you well know. and i think he's been doing an awful lot of groundwork for hagel on the hill. i'm also told that the former senator has been talking to senators privately to pave the way for his own nomination. so while people came out against him immediately when his name was floated, what you've seen occurring is kind of a back game. and they're going around and saying, you know what, there is a reason to nominate chuck hagel and you ought to be for him. >> leon panetta has made it clear he wants to go back to california. >> that's right. he has made it clear that he needs to leave -- secretary of state hillary clinton also leaving now. these are two high-profile jobs. i'm also told, by the way, that jack lew who currently serves as the chief of staff to the president, been very involved in these fiscal cliff negotiations, is likely to be nominated as the next treasury secretary. he's got some republican opponents on the hill. and
but maybe most importantly, if vice president, joe biden. >> yeah, joe biden is a very close friend of chuck hagel's. they served together in the senate, as you well know. and i think he's been doing an awful lot of groundwork for hagel on the hill. i'm also told that the former senator has been talking to senators privately to pave the way for his own nomination. so while people came out against him immediately when his name was floated, what you've seen occurring is kind of a back game....
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let's talk for a brief moment on joe biden. he's playing an increasingly more visible role. what does that say to you long term? >> it's very hard for me to imagine joe biden as a 2016 candidate. i find it hard to imagine. the country will be ready for something new. >> if you turn your head side ways and close one eye, it kind of looks like the seal for the vice president that says president of the united states. everybody in washington but certainly every senator and vice presidencies himself as vice president. this vice president, the task for in the middle class, implementation of the recovery act and now within the last few weeks the deal on the fiscal cliff and gun violence, gun safety, this president has entrusted him with enormous responsibility and i think frankly the vice president has proven himself. >> i think when you do those high profile, it's like working at a nuclear plant that measures how much radiation you've absorbed. when you've done enough of that task force, you're radioactive, too. >> the president has really relied on his vice president. they work v
let's talk for a brief moment on joe biden. he's playing an increasingly more visible role. what does that say to you long term? >> it's very hard for me to imagine joe biden as a 2016 candidate. i find it hard to imagine. the country will be ready for something new. >> if you turn your head side ways and close one eye, it kind of looks like the seal for the vice president that says president of the united states. everybody in washington but certainly every senator and vice...
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time magazine features vice president joe biden, gabby giffords, and the new york city mayor michael bloomberg. joining us to explain the cover, rick stangel. thanks very much. tell us why you put these individuals, these three people on the cover. >> i think, wolf, they represent the sort of three legs of the stool of people who are trying to combat gun violence of the gr progressive side. mayor bloomberg has been out spoken for a very long time about reducing gun violence and he will be contributing money personally to a super pac that will help candidates who are in favor of gun laws and, of course, gabby giffords herself is a sim poll of the terrible tragedies that can happen from deranged people using guns. >> they are the three individuals on this fight right now. they didn't get together for a formal photo shoot for the cover, did they? >> no. we shot them individually and pieced them together. congresswoman giffords couldn't come to washington. otherwise i think we would have gotten them all together. >> how difficult will it be -- and your reporters have done a lot of report
time magazine features vice president joe biden, gabby giffords, and the new york city mayor michael bloomberg. joining us to explain the cover, rick stangel. thanks very much. tell us why you put these individuals, these three people on the cover. >> i think, wolf, they represent the sort of three legs of the stool of people who are trying to combat gun violence of the gr progressive side. mayor bloomberg has been out spoken for a very long time about reducing gun violence and he will be...
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i think joe biden is in an excellent position. so many other democrats who might right now be thinking about 2016. but for me, i'm with eric k. it's too early. i'm thinking about super bowl and mardi gras and a costume. >> chris christie want to be re-elected. he's the republican. what do you make of this? >> i think it's an interesting dynamic. most people think of silicon valley with the democratic party but often times you see someone who has lived in a state who support the guy who is doing a good job. i think it's a good sign for dom governor christie. >> i don't think it's a good sign. i think it's a great sign. you have mark zuckerberg and trying to get re-elected. >> wolf f. i know he's married but he can friend me. i'll be very friendly to mark. friend me. >> guys, thanks very much. >> thank you. >>> manti te'o is not alone. an apparent hoax involving football players from the washington redskins. [ male announcer ] when we built the cadillac ats from the ground up to be the world's best sport sedan... ♪ ...people notic
i think joe biden is in an excellent position. so many other democrats who might right now be thinking about 2016. but for me, i'm with eric k. it's too early. i'm thinking about super bowl and mardi gras and a costume. >> chris christie want to be re-elected. he's the republican. what do you make of this? >> i think it's an interesting dynamic. most people think of silicon valley with the democratic party but often times you see someone who has lived in a state who support the guy...
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and we can see that in what is coming out of the joe biden's working group, is that they are going to wade into this. the president has made a decision. sometimes you have to put your chips on the table, wolf, push them all in and say, okay, this is a moment in american history that we need to take advantage of. however, what they propose and what gets passed in the congress are two very different things and i think what we're going to see is a lot of horse trading on that. there's also the rest of the president's agenda that the white house has to consider. there's certain concern among democrats, for example, if you have a protracted fight early on about gun control, there's question about what that would do to immigration reform. these things have to be balance. there's no doubt in my mind that this white house is going to come out and propose something that's bolder than anything we've seen in decades. >> as you point out, they've got this, they've got that, they've got a lot of stuff. >> they have a lot and they have democrats to protect and they know that they'll can come under
and we can see that in what is coming out of the joe biden's working group, is that they are going to wade into this. the president has made a decision. sometimes you have to put your chips on the table, wolf, push them all in and say, okay, this is a moment in american history that we need to take advantage of. however, what they propose and what gets passed in the congress are two very different things and i think what we're going to see is a lot of horse trading on that. there's also the...
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you did an excellent interview with the vice president, joe biden, last week. and you spoke a little bit about 2016, with him. do you believe, and it's obviously very early, and only political news junkies like us speculate about this, but we will, because it's fun. do you believe it's possible we could see a match between hillary clinton and joe biden for the democratic presidential nomination three years from now in iowa and new hampshire? >> you know, actually, wolf, i don't.cás+ decide to run, i think joe biden probably wouldn't, if i had to guess. and this is just a guess. i don't think you're going to see a divisive democratic primary. i think that hillary clinton has such broad and deep support within the democratic party,?rf don't know what ryan thinks about this, but i have a sense that if the democrats felt they had a really good shot at it and the nomination were to go to a woman, she wouldn't have to fight her way, as she did the last time around, i think, there's a sense that perhaps joe biden would not run. >> and i think there's going to be a l
you did an excellent interview with the vice president, joe biden, last week. and you spoke a little bit about 2016, with him. do you believe, and it's obviously very early, and only political news junkies like us speculate about this, but we will, because it's fun. do you believe it's possible we could see a match between hillary clinton and joe biden for the democratic presidential nomination three years from now in iowa and new hampshire? >> you know, actually, wolf, i don't.cás+...
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vice president joe biden and members of his gun violence task force sat down with representatives of the video game industry this afternoon. the vice president promised that by next tuesday he will get president obama a set of proposals to try to cut down on gun violence in the united states and prevent mass shootings like the ones in colorado and connecticut. while those incidents certainly caused national outrage, there's concern that the white house still doesn't have enough political clout or public momentum to push big, major changes on guns through congress. let's bring in our national political correspondent jim acosta as he's walking into "the situation room." what are you learning? >> wolf, the it's clear the proposals from the task force will be running head on into the nra. >> we know that it is -- there is no silver bullet. >> with vice president biden's task force the focus is starting to turn to what, if anything, can get passed with a congress in gridlock. but republican senator chuck grassley sounded positive about restricting high powered gun magazines and requiring
vice president joe biden and members of his gun violence task force sat down with representatives of the video game industry this afternoon. the vice president promised that by next tuesday he will get president obama a set of proposals to try to cut down on gun violence in the united states and prevent mass shootings like the ones in colorado and connecticut. while those incidents certainly caused national outrage, there's concern that the white house still doesn't have enough political clout...
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how does joe biden do against chris christie? not so great. joe biden, 40%. against marco rubio, he does better. 45% biden, marco rubio, 38%. these are all very, very early. i don't know if they mean anything going down the road but it gives us a flavor of what is going on. >> look. she is one of the most popular politicians in this country and today is international women's day so i have to put in a plug for that. hillary clinton by far is the most serious candidate and of course joe biden would disagree with me and i believe he's another tested politician. i'm not surprised at the numbers right now. >> the problem is those numbers for republicans and democrats, it took us so long, for chris christie, what is his strength is also his weakness. he's the bulldog on your front lawn. you want him out there guarding your house but you're not sure you want him inside the house and that's the test of a president, to see someone that you can see close to that red button. for hillary and for biden, their numbers should be better than that. we've moved forward a gener
how does joe biden do against chris christie? not so great. joe biden, 40%. against marco rubio, he does better. 45% biden, marco rubio, 38%. these are all very, very early. i don't know if they mean anything going down the road but it gives us a flavor of what is going on. >> look. she is one of the most popular politicians in this country and today is international women's day so i have to put in a plug for that. hillary clinton by far is the most serious candidate and of course joe...
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. >>> this afternoon, vice president joe biden met with the national rifle association as well as other gun owner and sporting groups. the nra released a statement, we were disappointed with how little this meeting had to do with keeping our children safe and attached to the second amendment. they said that it's unfortunate that the administration continues to push on failed solutions to our nation's most pressing problems. biden says his task force on gun violence will send it is recommendations to president obama by next tuesday. while the vice president says he hasn't come to any specific conclusions yet, he sees an emerging consensus on certain ideas. >> there is a surprising -- so far, a surprising recurrence of suggestions that we have universal background checks, not just closed to gun show loophole but total universal background checks, including private sales. >> assault weapons are another possible target for new gun restrictions. cnn crime and justice correspondent joe johns visited a gun store today and will join us in a little bit to discover what turns an ordinary gun into
. >>> this afternoon, vice president joe biden met with the national rifle association as well as other gun owner and sporting groups. the nra released a statement, we were disappointed with how little this meeting had to do with keeping our children safe and attached to the second amendment. they said that it's unfortunate that the administration continues to push on failed solutions to our nation's most pressing problems. biden says his task force on gun violence will send it is...
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and this was in fact something that joe biden found a way to get the art of the possible. send something to the senate that the house could consider. now it's in the house. what we find missing from it sl any kind of reasonable spending reduction, something that the house has dealt with in committee. we've bubbled it up. we have a lot of figures. quite frankly, the lack of sequestration, the idea that in two months, in addition to this, we'll be dealing with the cliff in defense and sequestration and the cliff in the sense that we don't raise the debt limit, i think they could easily be dealt with today. i'm with eric cantor. this bill in its present form is not good enough and the american people are smart enough to know that what you don't pay today and owe tomorrow, you'll have to pay tomorrow. >> we've got to go, congressman. you still have confidence in the speak a speaker? >> i have confidence in the speaker. he's making the process open but of course that includes people like myself and leader cantor who say we have to be open to change. >> darrell issa, thank you v
and this was in fact something that joe biden found a way to get the art of the possible. send something to the senate that the house could consider. now it's in the house. what we find missing from it sl any kind of reasonable spending reduction, something that the house has dealt with in committee. we've bubbled it up. we have a lot of figures. quite frankly, the lack of sequestration, the idea that in two months, in addition to this, we'll be dealing with the cliff in defense and...
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. >>> vice president joe biden became pretty animated during a town hall meeting on guns today. listen to how he answered a question parents magazine readers submitted on facebook. >> kate earnest has the next question. she asks, do you believe that banning certain weapons and high-capacity magazines will mean that law-abiding citizens will become more of a target to criminals as we will have no way to sufficiently protect ourselves. this comes up again and again. >> is this parents magazine? >> it is. >> i've never heard anybody in parents magazine ask these questions but i'm delighted to answer them. first of all, the idea that -- repeat the last part of the question, please. >> so she's asking if a ban goes into effect on certain kinds of weapons and high-capacity magazines. >> and what's her name? >> kate. >> kate, if you want to protect yourself, get a double barrel shotgun, have the shells of a 12-gauge shotgun and i promise you, as i told my wife, i said, if there's ever a problem, just walk out on the balcony here, put that double barrel shotgun and fire two blasts outsi
. >>> vice president joe biden became pretty animated during a town hall meeting on guns today. listen to how he answered a question parents magazine readers submitted on facebook. >> kate earnest has the next question. she asks, do you believe that banning certain weapons and high-capacity magazines will mean that law-abiding citizens will become more of a target to criminals as we will have no way to sufficiently protect ourselves. this comes up again and again. >> is...
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vice president joe biden, who greeted hillary clinton at the white house today, is a distant second to her in the polls. neither will be able to win the white house unless president obama's approval ratings rise from the doldrums. and so the fates of president obama and the clintons are very much intertwined. and sources in both camps tell me, wolf, that that far surpasses any of these slights that both sides really consider to be very minor. in fact, one former aide going as far as to say, and i'm quoting here, but i will also say, abbreviating, it's bs, quite a dismissal. >> you're abbreviating well. thanks very much for that. let's bring in gloria borger, john king, along with eleanor clift of the daily beast. guys, thanks to all of you. these two people, bill clinton, barack obama -- >> in one corner. >> how much do they need each other? >> these are men of substantial ego. they would never say to you, oh, i need him. i really need him. but in truth, they need each other, to a degree. i think, look, bill clinton's wife going to run for president, would he like barack obama to be in
vice president joe biden, who greeted hillary clinton at the white house today, is a distant second to her in the polls. neither will be able to win the white house unless president obama's approval ratings rise from the doldrums. and so the fates of president obama and the clintons are very much intertwined. and sources in both camps tell me, wolf, that that far surpasses any of these slights that both sides really consider to be very minor. in fact, one former aide going as far as to say, and...
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joe biden says there's no doubt the syrian regime is responsible for the chemical attack. though the white house press secretary jay carney stresses any action would be limited. >> the president believes and i believe that those who use chemical weapons against defenseless men, women, and children should and must be held accountable. >> i want to make clear that the options that we are considering are not about regime change. they are about responding to a clear violation of an international standard that prohibits the use of chemical weapons. >> our national security analyst peter bergen is here in "the situation room". we're also joined by nick paton walsh who has reported in syria. peter, you write that syria is now a problem from hell. what do you mean? >> i think the obama administration is in an interesting spot because overthrowing assad as jay carney just said is not their aim. they're concerned about the -- >> i think that's their long-term aim, but not in the short-term by the limited strikes. >> but i think even -- they don't like assad, but they're concerned. t
joe biden says there's no doubt the syrian regime is responsible for the chemical attack. though the white house press secretary jay carney stresses any action would be limited. >> the president believes and i believe that those who use chemical weapons against defenseless men, women, and children should and must be held accountable. >> i want to make clear that the options that we are considering are not about regime change. they are about responding to a clear violation of an...
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. ♪ >>> president obama was joined by his right hand man, joe biden on a bus tour today. he was with his son in texas as he underwent surgery. he spoke of it for the first time today. >> i just want y'all to know since you asked about my son. it's not only good to be here, but things are good in delaware. my son beau is fine, sends his love. he wanted me to say hello to all of you and he wanted to be with his colleague kathleen, the attorney general of the state of pennsylvania. he's doing well. he's getting back to work. >> the president's bus tour is somewhat reminiscent of the campaign trail and cnns senior white house correspondent is here with the details. jim, you have followed him for a long time today. it's been a long one. >> reporter: it has. something you know very well. as the president was gearing up for the final day of the bus tour, a white house spokesman was talking about the chemical spill in syria. the president had a tricky balancing act on his hands all week. there's no election in sight, but president obama was in full campaign mode traveling in the
. ♪ >>> president obama was joined by his right hand man, joe biden on a bus tour today. he was with his son in texas as he underwent surgery. he spoke of it for the first time today. >> i just want y'all to know since you asked about my son. it's not only good to be here, but things are good in delaware. my son beau is fine, sends his love. he wanted me to say hello to all of you and he wanted to be with his colleague kathleen, the attorney general of the state of...
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the vice president, joe biden, thinks very, very differently. he spoke exclusively with gloria borger who is here in "the situation room." obviously they have been friends, biden and hagel for a long time. >> going back to their days in the senate. i asked him about the hagel nomination and he was sort of key in paving the way on capitol hill for this. i asked him about the charge among republicans that it's too dovish and listen to what he said. >> the real president obama has exercised force responsibly as boldly and as bravely as any president in american history. this is the guy who has not backed away. and he's also ended wars that almost any military man out there will tell you we should not be engaged in again. the idea of getting engaged in a ground war in a country that's in transition is not a prescription any military man would suggest and to suggest that two war heroes, a bronze star, a purple heart, silver star, taking over both the state department and defense is -- whatever the phrase was, is ridiculous. >> so what are you hearing
the vice president, joe biden, thinks very, very differently. he spoke exclusively with gloria borger who is here in "the situation room." obviously they have been friends, biden and hagel for a long time. >> going back to their days in the senate. i asked him about the hagel nomination and he was sort of key in paving the way on capitol hill for this. i asked him about the charge among republicans that it's too dovish and listen to what he said. >> the real president...
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vice president joe biden, when he was a senator back in 2007, in a different context going to war against iran, said this -- i want i want to make it clear, and i made it clear to the president, that if he takes the nation to war in iran without congressional approval, i will make it my business to impeach him. that's a fact. that is a fact. >> that is a fact. he said, that is a fact, if he goes to war against iran without congressional approval, i will call for his impeachment. you know, john, iran is a major supporter of syrian president assad. the iranians say they will retaliate itches that's one of the strategic calculations about how to do the military operation, one of the great skepticism you get in congress, you talk to retired diplomats and generals, can you deliver that blunt force on syria, as the president is plachbing, without causing a domino effect. look at a map, you know the whole gulf region right there. the administration is trying to come up with a plan that punishing syria without having a ripple effect. wolf, you know the neighborhood very well. it's very small. the
vice president joe biden, when he was a senator back in 2007, in a different context going to war against iran, said this -- i want i want to make it clear, and i made it clear to the president, that if he takes the nation to war in iran without congressional approval, i will make it my business to impeach him. that's a fact. that is a fact. >> that is a fact. he said, that is a fact, if he goes to war against iran without congressional approval, i will call for his impeachment. you know,...
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on wednesday vice president joe biden held a briefing for a bipartisan group of lawmakers from the house and the senate. that briefing according to a separate u.s. official covered what that person called the full range of embassy security issues, including long-term investments, and this is important here, wolf, immediate threats. now, it is worth noting here, as u.s. officials are concerned that this current threat could be coming out of the arabian peninsula and perhaps yemen, the president of yemen was just at the white house yesterday for a face-to-face meeting with president obama and, in fact, the president praised the yemeni leader for making progress, he said, against al qaeda. here is what the president had to say. >> because of some of the very effective military reforms that the president initiated when he came into this office, what we've seen is al qaeda in the arabian peninsula or aqap moved back out of territories it was controlling. >> reporter: now, add to that during his briefing with reporters, white house press secretary jay carney was asked about an uptick in drone
on wednesday vice president joe biden held a briefing for a bipartisan group of lawmakers from the house and the senate. that briefing according to a separate u.s. official covered what that person called the full range of embassy security issues, including long-term investments, and this is important here, wolf, immediate threats. now, it is worth noting here, as u.s. officials are concerned that this current threat could be coming out of the arabian peninsula and perhaps yemen, the president...
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the vice president, joe biden, and hillary clinton, possible rivals in 2016, they shared one of the front rows. the former secretary of state looking rested and sporting a new hairstyle, got plenty of attention. there you see her in the middle of the screen. both she and the vice president spoke during the service. >> but you'd sit with frank, and you just couldn't help but have a smile on your face, at least one time during the conversation. and as frank would say, you know, it's not where you sit that counts, it's where you stand. >> he's left you all an incredible legacy. his children, stepchildren, grandchildren. what an incredible legacy he's left you. frank once said, there's no end to what can be accomplished, if you work like the devil. and my god, did he work like the devil. he was tenacious. he worked, he worked. he wanted my advice, should he run again. [ laughter ] i said, frank, look, i think you'll win again if you run again. i think even christie will vote for you. [ laughter ] >> the vice president wearing a skull cap, because the service took place in the synagogue in new
the vice president, joe biden, and hillary clinton, possible rivals in 2016, they shared one of the front rows. the former secretary of state looking rested and sporting a new hairstyle, got plenty of attention. there you see her in the middle of the screen. both she and the vice president spoke during the service. >> but you'd sit with frank, and you just couldn't help but have a smile on your face, at least one time during the conversation. and as frank would say, you know, it's not...
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so did joe biden as a senator as well. they both were very explicit that you have to be under imminent attack or, actually, in biden's case he said it's an impeachable offense. so he believed very strongly about this as a senator. i believe very strongly that the constitution was intended to separate the powers. you know, madison said that the executive is the power most likely to go to war so that we vested the power to declare war in congress. >> and an article you wrote for cnn.com you wrote this, i'll put it up on the screen. you said america's wars must be debated by congress, declared constitutionally and fought only for the interests and security of the united states. they should never be fought to save face. so what do you mean by that when you say save face? because the implication is what as far as the president is concerned? >> i think some may feel, and the president may be one who feels that he's losing his international power or acclaim if he doesn't follow -- he said there was a red line with chemical weapon
so did joe biden as a senator as well. they both were very explicit that you have to be under imminent attack or, actually, in biden's case he said it's an impeachable offense. so he believed very strongly about this as a senator. i believe very strongly that the constitution was intended to separate the powers. you know, madison said that the executive is the power most likely to go to war so that we vested the power to declare war in congress. >> and an article you wrote for cnn.com you...
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. >>> and vice president joe biden is giving new details about his son beau. the 44-year-old delaware attorney general has undergone a successful procedure, beau biden sought treatment after feeling weak and disoriented on a family vacation last week. the vice president says his son, the attorney general of delaware, will be discharged and return to his home state tomorrow. >>> chris christie's lead in the new jersey governor's race is shrinking, a new monmouth university asbury park press poll shows christie beating his democratic challenger 56% to 36% among likely voters. he was up by a whopping 30 points points in mid june. a big win for christie could be hi launching point for a 2016 run. >>> potential big news -- the website all things d is reporting that google recently met with nfl commissioner roger goodell to discuss broadcasting live nfl games on youtube. so neither google nor the nfl would comment on the story. directv has a package, but only for two more year. apple as $150 billion in profit it could be looking to spend as well. >>> a georgia tech
. >>> and vice president joe biden is giving new details about his son beau. the 44-year-old delaware attorney general has undergone a successful procedure, beau biden sought treatment after feeling weak and disoriented on a family vacation last week. the vice president says his son, the attorney general of delaware, will be discharged and return to his home state tomorrow. >>> chris christie's lead in the new jersey governor's race is shrinking, a new monmouth university...
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. >> it's interesting when you listen to what the israelis say, obviously, what joe biden said today, richard, but you know, you also listen to what the saudis say. they are as hard line on opposing an iranian nuclear weapon as the israelis are, it seems to me. what do you think? >> the saudis and some of their neighbors are against an iranian nuclear weapon. more broadly against what they see is this iranian push for regional privacy. it's one of the reasons they're so upset about what is taking place in syria. but the question we have to be careful about is just because the saudi leadership and others say you can't allow iran to have a nuclear weapon, what would happen if the united states were ever to use force. wolf, you know this part of the world, as obviously does fareed. i don't think the united states can be assured that the people on the streets of saudi arabia or in any other arab country would rally around the united states or israel. as much as they dislike the idea of iran having a nuclear weapon. so one of the dozens of considerations we have to take into account would
. >> it's interesting when you listen to what the israelis say, obviously, what joe biden said today, richard, but you know, you also listen to what the saudis say. they are as hard line on opposing an iranian nuclear weapon as the israelis are, it seems to me. what do you think? >> the saudis and some of their neighbors are against an iranian nuclear weapon. more broadly against what they see is this iranian push for regional privacy. it's one of the reasons they're so upset about...
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this one sparked by comments from joe biden. joe johns, our correspondent, is on the story. >> reporter: reporters after meeting with senate democrats, vice president biden said that while new laws can make a difference, they will not necessarily prevent another tragedy like newtown. >> nothing that we are going to do can fundamentally alter or eliminate the possibility of another mass shooting or guarantee that we will bring gun deaths down to about 1,000 a year from what it is now. >> reporter: and that started off a war of words. mayors against illegal guns, a group started by new york's michael bloomburg said that the president is right, no law is going to stop all firearm fatalities but when you make dangerous acts legal, it makes people less likely to do the dangerous thing. the national rifle association said that both are wrong, and called on congress to stop fixing the heinous broken mental health system and by providing a blanket of security to our children in schools. the nra says that new laws are not the answer. the
this one sparked by comments from joe biden. joe johns, our correspondent, is on the story. >> reporter: reporters after meeting with senate democrats, vice president biden said that while new laws can make a difference, they will not necessarily prevent another tragedy like newtown. >> nothing that we are going to do can fundamentally alter or eliminate the possibility of another mass shooting or guarantee that we will bring gun deaths down to about 1,000 a year from what it is...
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. >>> still ahead -- vice president joe biden says, quote, there is no leadership in the gop. so what about that so-called white house charm offensive we've seen so much recently? >>> also, fashion icon oscar de la renta has some candid word for what he says is a relationship with the first lady that, quote, started off poorly. get the new it card at discover.com and sign up for 5% cashback at restaurants now through march. and every day since, two years ago, the people of bp made a commitment to the gulf. we've worked hard to keep it. bp has paid over twenty-three billion dollars to help people and businesses who were affected, and to cover cleanup costs. today, the beaches and gulf are open for everyone to enjoy -- and many areas are reporting their best tourism seasons in years. we've shared what we've learned with governments and across the industry so we can all produce energy more safely. i want you to know, there's another commitment bp takes just as seriously: our commitment to america. bp supports nearly two-hundred-fifty thousand jobs in communities across the countr
. >>> still ahead -- vice president joe biden says, quote, there is no leadership in the gop. so what about that so-called white house charm offensive we've seen so much recently? >>> also, fashion icon oscar de la renta has some candid word for what he says is a relationship with the first lady that, quote, started off poorly. get the new it card at discover.com and sign up for 5% cashback at restaurants now through march. and every day since, two years ago, the people of bp...
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. >> yeah. [ applause ] that's vice president joe biden and dick durbin greeting him on the stairs of the capitol, helping him walk the rest of the way up. dozens of senators cheered him on as he made his way up. senator kirk participated in intensive walking studies as part of his physical therapy. he basically had to relearn how to walk after suffering a severe stroke on the right side of his brain last year. in july he said, he quote, walked an average of 3,677 steps per day. >>> and you're in the situation room. the new congress is sworn in. newcomers are ready to do battle but can they avoid the gridlock of the last congress? i'll talk to one of the architects of a bipartisan fiscal reform plan, exclusive conversation with erskine bowles. that's coming up. >>> al jazeera and buying american public opinion. >>> we'll take you inside the white house with just released official photographs of the obama presidency. we have glimpses of history you haven't seen before. we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation r
. >> yeah. [ applause ] that's vice president joe biden and dick durbin greeting him on the stairs of the capitol, helping him walk the rest of the way up. dozens of senators cheered him on as he made his way up. senator kirk participated in intensive walking studies as part of his physical therapy. he basically had to relearn how to walk after suffering a severe stroke on the right side of his brain last year. in july he said, he quote, walked an average of 3,677 steps per day....
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. >> has a huge fan not only in the president but joe biden, the vice president. there's a great biden/hagel relationship as well. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton's first day back at work was greeted with some surprise gifts and laughs. her colleagues welcoming her home with a football helmet and a jersey. our foreign affairs correspondent jill dougherty is over at the state department with more. give us the details, jill, how did it go? >> secretary clinton almost certainly won't be doing any international travel before she leaves office. it's not the way we expected this nonstop secretary of state to end her term as america's top diplomat. after almost a month of illness recuperating from a stomach flu, a concussion, then a blood clot, secretary of state hillary clinton went back to work. and the state department went to work showing she was, as they claim, fully recovered. in the pink, her spokeswoman said, literally in a brilliant pink jacket. chairing her weekly meeting with the department's senior staff. she got a surprise from one of her deputies. a
. >> has a huge fan not only in the president but joe biden, the vice president. there's a great biden/hagel relationship as well. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton's first day back at work was greeted with some surprise gifts and laughs. her colleagues welcoming her home with a football helmet and a jersey. our foreign affairs correspondent jill dougherty is over at the state department with more. give us the details, jill, how did it go? >> secretary clinton almost...
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." >> there are rumors -- >> when paul ryan debated joe biden for the vice presidentsy, his sips ended up as a skit on snl. >> i may not go every sunday, but on christmas eve -- >> two handed chug with one thing. comedians made fun of what they called marco rubio's cotton mouth dry noises. >>
." >> there are rumors -- >> when paul ryan debated joe biden for the vice presidentsy, his sips ended up as a skit on snl. >> i may not go every sunday, but on christmas eve -- >> two handed chug with one thing. comedians made fun of what they called marco rubio's cotton mouth dry noises. >>